Artificer224

I bought a 2002 3.8 with 65k on it last month. Had a dealer check it out and they report that everything looks good. Because I don't know what happened to it before I bought it I don't trust it yet. Is there anything I should do to it (Seafoam, injector cleaner, filters, etc)? The place that I bought it from says that it has new brakes(pads and Rotors), battery and waterpump. Carfax says no accidents. Low mileage tells me that it was packed for what inclement weather they have in Georgia and Texas where it was from. What do you think? On a side note, will this stock block stand up to a m112?

NYstang

I never consider it a bad idea to give a car new filters, run injector cleaner, oil change, etc for a basic tune up.

as for the M112, yes the stock block can handle it. it will take about 8-9psi

crysalis_01

Kinda went off on a tangent there at the but. . .

Seafoam is a good product. I used to use it once every 3 months or so. Just do reguar maintenance work and the car will last much longer than you think. There's a guy with almost 600k miles on here and my '96 has over 350k and runs just fine. As for boost, yes, technically it will hold (at low boost). The question becomes "how long will it last?"

Then my question to you would be, why invest the cash to go FI and not do it right? There's no sence in half assing it. I don't mean to condesend, id just hate to see someone make an investment like that only to have to whole thing fail on account of cut corners. Make a full mod plan...not just a 1-10 list of I want this and this and this etc...but a honest detailed plan. That way you get an idea of things like support mods for the big things (fuel system, suspension, drivetrain,...).

Artificer224

I can understand doing it right. You didn't come off like *****. Besides the normal newbie mods (CAI, Exhaust) what should I be looking at early for future supercharging? Suspension? Brakes? What's the first babystep?

jthorn9

Yes it's a good idea to put new pads, fluids, filters, wires, plugs, etc. On the car. Odds are all that stuff has been on the car since 02 and rather or not it has low miles doesn't matter, those parts have been exposed for the past 8/9 years to the elements so changing them won't hurt.

Yes you can put an M-112 on a stock block, a lot of people do, just don't run more than the stock 8 PSI the unit makes.

Shaunmac9128

Its not the stock block thats holding it back from more than 8psi though no

NYstang

also, if you plan on going FI, dont bother upgrading the air intake. cant use it with any FI anyway.

jthorn9

Nope it's the internals.